Table 2.
Factors associated with prevalence and risk of malaria in under-five children
| Variable | Model 1 (Individual level) | Model 2 (HH level) | Model 3 (EA level) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | ||||
| Sex of child | |||||||||
| Female | 1.02 | 0.83 | 1.24 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 1.22 | 0.98 | 0.80 | 1.21 |
| Age of child | 1.40** | 1.31 | 1.50 | 1.41** | 1.32 | 1.51 | 1.42** | 1.33 | 1.52 |
| Mother's education | |||||||||
| Primary | 0.93 | 0.67 | 1.28 | 0.94 | 0.67 | 1.30 | 0.94 | 0.66 | 1.33 |
| Secondary and above | 0.50* | 0.29 | 0.86 | 0.59* | 0.33 | 1.02 | 0.53* | 0.30 | 0.95 |
| Has bed net | |||||||||
| Yes | 0.81 | 0.60 | 1.09 | 0.82 | 0.60 | 1.11 | 0.77 | 0.56 | 1.06 |
| Wealth Index | |||||||||
| Middle | – | – | – | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.46 | 1.03 | 0.70 | 1.52 |
| Rich | – | – | – | 0.41** | 0.27 | 0.62 | 0.42** | 0.27 | 0.64 |
| HH sprayed | |||||||||
| Yes | – | – | – | 1.07 | 0.55 | 2.09 | 1.05 | 0.53 | 2.08 |
| Don’t know | – | – | – | 1.38 | 0.40 | 4.70 | 1.37 | 0.42 | 4.42 |
| Cluster altitude | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.98** | 0.97 | 0.99 |
AOR: Adjusted odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval, EA: Enumeration area, HH: Household
**p < 0.001, *p < 0.05